I was twenty-three when I found my way back to the career that I was destined for—or rather, when it found me. — When I was five, I wanted to be a part-time writer, illustrator, and paleontologist—and possibly the first female president. When I was seven, I dog-eared the pages of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s “How I Came…
Remember when in order to hear a particular song, you had to buy the entire album? Doesn’t it feel like the distant past—flipping through CDs at the store; examining the album artwork and not knowing what the music would sound like until you brought it home; studying the lyrics and liner notes; memorizing the track numbers of…
“What do you do?” It’s the first question that we ask after learning someone’s name. In modern American society, we’re defined by the job titles bestowed upon us. We spend our weekdays toiling in the pursuit of promotions and raises, and our jobs bleed into our free time in the form of late-night emails, insomnia, and Sunday night…
Hi! I’m Robin. Welcome to Chapter One of a project that I’m extremely excited to reveal to the world. You’ll uncover more about my story over the coming weeks; but first, I want to explain why I’m starting a blog and which kinds of things you can look forward to seeing from me. Writing has always…
